page_title: Chinese Manichaeism
section_title: Present-day
hierarchical_section_title: Chinese Manichaeism / History / Present-day
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 草庵，位于中国福建省晋江市，是全国重点文物保护单位。
context_page_description: Chinese Manichaeism, known as Monijiao or Mingjiao, is the form of Manichaeism transmitted and practiced in China. It rose to prominence during the Tang dynasty and, despite frequent persecutions, continued long after the other forms of Manichaeism were eradicated in the West. The most complete set of surviving Manichaean writings were written in Chinese sometime before the 9th century and were found in the Mogao Caves among the Dunhuang manuscripts.
  Chinese Manichaeism represents a set of teachings with the purpose of inducing awakening, and it is a dualistic religion that believes in the eternal fight between the principles of good/light and evil/darkness, the former being represented by a God known as Shangdi, Míngzūn 明尊 "Radiant Lord" or Zhēnshén 真神 "True God". Salvation is delivered by the Living Spirit of God, of whom there have been many manifestations in human form, including Mani.
context_section_description: In modern China, there is a rumor that Manichaean groups are still active in southern provinces, especially in Quanzhou and around the Cao'an, the only Manichaean temple that has survived until today. There is a Chinese Manichaean Council with representatives in Tibet and Beijing.
caption: Cao'an ("Thatched Hut") in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian.
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